The Crown Princess Margaret And Peter Townsend
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The crown princess margaret and peter townsend. Townsend is a former group captain in the royal air force and fought in ww2. He now works as equerry to king george vi and is married with two children but entertains an ongoing affair with princess margaret. But prior to her marriage princess margaret had.
Group captain peter wooldridge townsend was a royal air force officer and. It was widely argued that she held a striking resemblance to princess margaret who peter previously shared a romance with. Published on jan 22 2018 i simply hadnt the weight i knew it to counterbalance all she would have lost wrote peter townsend in his autobiography time and chance.
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Denied the chance to marry her first true love peter townsend she entered into a. As the royal family marks the 15th anniversary of princess margarets death here is a look back at the ill fated love affair between the tempestuous royal and group capt. As the crown has illuminated viewers over three seasons princess margarets life was marred by personal tragedy.
7 things to know about princess margaret and peter townsends love affair 1. The queens sister princess margaret only married once during her lifetime to antony armstrong jones and their marriage later ended in divorce. Peter was 16 years older than margaret but the age gap wasnt what kept them apart.
Group captain peter townsend cvo dso dfc and bar is portrayed by actor ben miles. Queen elizabeth s sister announced on october 31. Ullstein bild via getty princess margaret gave up love for the crown on this day 65 years ago.
Princess margaret was a teenager when she first met peter townsend. Princess margaret and peter townsend credit. Margarets father had died after the war and her sister had become queen leaving the princess played by vanessa kirby in the crown grief stricken and lonely.